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RUSSIAN BORDER GUARDS ASSAULTED MP POSTANJYAN AND SMASHED HER CAMERA
On the way from Meghri to Yerevan Member of Parliament Zaruhi
Postanjyan was assaulted by Russian border guards wearing uniforms
of the Federal Security Service who stopped her car for a check.
Zaruhi Postanjyan said the road was closed near Agarak in the
afternoon, at around 1 o'clock, and they tried to take a video of the
traffic jam. The Russian border guards seized and smashed their camera.
Zaruhi Postanjyan asked to explain what was going on and called the
police. Eventually the commander of the Russian border guard regiment
Colonel Mirzoyev showed up and apologized to her. The colonel informed
that the road was blocked because they were looking for an Iranian
who tried to smuggle in drugs.
Their car had already been checked once during that day. According
to the member of parliament, she introduced herself and told the
purpose of her trip. She was heading for constituency 38 to campaign
for their candidate. The person with the FSS uniform talked to someone
on telephone before she was allowed to move on but refused to explain
why the road was blocked.
By the way, besides the Russian border guards or security officers
there were also MoD soldiers in the place.
12:08 26/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30966
On the way from Meghri to Yerevan Member of Parliament Zaruhi
Postanjyan was assaulted by Russian border guards wearing uniforms
of the Federal Security Service who stopped her car for a check.
Zaruhi Postanjyan said the road was closed near Agarak in the
afternoon, at around 1 o'clock, and they tried to take a video of the
traffic jam. The Russian border guards seized and smashed their camera.
Zaruhi Postanjyan asked to explain what was going on and called the
police. Eventually the commander of the Russian border guard regiment
Colonel Mirzoyev showed up and apologized to her. The colonel informed
that the road was blocked because they were looking for an Iranian
who tried to smuggle in drugs.
Their car had already been checked once during that day. According
to the member of parliament, she introduced herself and told the
purpose of her trip. She was heading for constituency 38 to campaign
for their candidate. The person with the FSS uniform talked to someone
on telephone before she was allowed to move on but refused to explain
why the road was blocked.
By the way, besides the Russian border guards or security officers
there were also MoD soldiers in the place.
12:08 26/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30966